Q: Is 487,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,536 is a composite number.

Why is 487,536 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 487,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 1,451 2,902 4,353 5,804 8,706 10,157 11,608 17,412 20,314 23,216 30,471 34,824 40,628 60,942 69,648 81,256 121,884 162,512 243,768 and 487,536, with no remainder.

Since 487,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,536, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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